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The winter in the Western Siberian Plain comes much later than in other places. ￡∝When the land of China was already growing and the birds were flying, it was still attacked by the cold wind. It lasted until the end of March that the breath of spring gradually descended on this vast plain. As the temperature rose, the permafrost gradually began to melt. However, due to the backward transportation facilities, the entire Western Siberian Plain seemed to be trapped in the mud.

For the Russians, if they can, they hope that this cold winter will never come. Because, this means that once spring comes, the war will rekindle. The fierce Chinese army will cross the Ural Mountains and the Ural River in the spring and break into Russia's hinterland. During the war last year, Russia had already lost millions of elite troops in the hands of the Chinese army. So much so that they were at a disadvantage when facing their old enemy, the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Now, the Chinese Empire will invest up to 1.7 million troops to attack Russia, which is tantamount to a disaster for Russia.

The Russian capital St. Petersburg, because it is close to the Baltic Sea, the climate here is slightly warmer than other regions. However, for the Tsar who lives in the Winter Palace, he felt as if he was still in the middle of winter.

Tsar Alexander II, born in 1818, is only thirty-seven years old now. For an emperor, it is the time to be strong in his youth. However, Tsar Alexander II feels deep powerlessness. The enemy is approaching. Can Russia defeat the enemy? Can Russia continue to exist as a country?

The news of the surrender of the United States also came to St. Petersburg, which terrified Tsar Alexander II and Russian ministers. They were afraid that Russia would follow in the footsteps of the United States. So much so that people in St. Petersburg have been in panic these days.

In the office of Tsar Alexander II, Russian ministers gathered here, but everyone was frowning and obviously very unfavorable about the current situation. After all, the current situation is very unfavorable to Russia and even the entire North Atlantic military alliance.

"Your Majesty, according to the news we have received, the Chinese are deploying troops. The troops gathered in the Western Siberian Plain and the western Kazakh Grassland are increasing. Throughout the winter, they are transporting troops and war materials to the west. According to our expectations, this time the Chinese will invest more than one.7 million troops on the battlefield, and perhaps two million!" said Marshal Wittgenstein, chief of staff of the Russian Army.

"So many people? God! Are the Chinese going to fight us?" Government adviser Zhukovsky couldn't help but exclaim. You know, in the war on the Western Siberian Plain last year, the Chinese actually invested only one million troops. Moreover, at the beginning, only 500,000 people participated in the war. But even if only a few troops participated in the war, the millions of elite Russian troops who had fought were defeated step by step. The losses were heavy. Now, if the Chinese army invested two million people, could the entire Russia still resist?

Tsar Alexander II's face was also very ugly. The attack of nearly two million Chinese army was like a mountain pressing on him, making him breathless. Although he had issued an emergency mobilization order and called on more Russians to join the army and defend Russia. However, he really didn't know whether this could work. After all, the Chinese army's combat power is too strong and can no longer use its military advantage to fight against it.

"His Duke, has our mobilization been completed?" asked Alexander II. Under the joint attack between the Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Russian army suffered heavy losses. However, Russia has a huge population base of up to 60 million, which makes their troops very sufficient. Therefore, the longer the war goes on, the more Russian troops mobilize.

"Your Majesty, our army now has a total of four million people. We also plan to mobilize two million people. However, this is our limit." said the Russian commander-in-chief of the Russian army. With the troops lost before, the Russian army has mobilized nearly eight million troops in this war. This is indeed the limit for the Russian army, which has a population of more than 60 million.

Alexander II nodded. The four million army and two million reserve forces had a total of six million people, which gave him a certain confidence. Even in the face of the siege of the Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Russia still had nearly twice the advantage in military strength in terms of military strength.

"But, your Majesty, although our army is large, we lack sufficient weapons and equipment to arm the army. Not only heavy weapons, but also extremely lack of rifles!" Duke Gorchakov continued.

With the fall of important industrial cities such as Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk, Russia's already underdeveloped industries have made it even worse. With the blockade of the Chinese navy, Russia can no longer get support from Britain and France. This has caused a big problem with the supply of weapons and equipment of the Russian army. Many Russian troops use wooden fake guns to train during training. As for whether they can obtain real rifles, it depends on their luck. Some Russian generals are even more so.

It was proposed that two Russian soldiers could share a rifle. The other person could wait until his comrades were killed and used his weapons. It can be seen that the lack of weapons in Russia has reached a point now. The army of the Chinese Empire would never have such a situation. Even the Ottoman Turkish Empire was very sufficient with the support of the Chinese Empire. In comparison, it is not difficult to tell why the Russian army was defeated on the battlefield and lost again and again.

Sure enough, after saying this by Duke Gorchakov, Alexander II's face turned black like a pot. Russia was originally just an agricultural country, and compared with Western powers, Russia's industry was much behind. The reason why Russia became the overlord of the European continent was mainly because it defeated Napoleon and then relied on its military advantage to dominate Europe.

However, the Russians' military strength advantage was useless in the face of the Chinese Empire. Now the Chinese Empire is fighting on several battlefields at the same time, and the number of regular troops has long exceeded that of Russia. If it were not for the reasons of logistics supply, the Chinese Empire would have invested more troops to participate in the war against Russia.

"Damn it! Do you want our soldiers to fight those damn Chinese with bare hands? No matter what method you use, you must arm the troops!" Alexander II roared.

"Your Majesty, Russia is now surrounded, and our neighbors are almost all our enemies. They will not sell us weapons. If we rely on Russia's military industry, it will take a long time to arm our troops. However, the Chinese obviously will not give us a chance!" said the Duke of Gorchakov.

"Your Majesty, we may be able to contact the Swedes. Although the Swedes' weapons are somewhat different from the world's advanced level, they are not inferior to the weapons we produce ourselves. If possible, we may be able to buy some weapons from the Swedes!" said Earl Nesserrodi, Foreign Minister.

"Swedes? Okay, you can try it!" Alexander II nodded. Although the Swedes used to be known as the overlord of Nordics, Sweden is getting worse now. Compared with the world's top power, Sweden is still far behind!

"Yes, your Majesty!" Count Nesserrodied replied.

"Even if we can buy weapons from Sweden, this is far from it. Our weapons gap is too big! The government will find ways to increase investment in the military industry. I don't want this war because it loses in this regard!" said Alexander II.

"Yes, your majesty!" Zhukovsky nodded.

"Where are our allies? Can they provide us with support?" asked Alexander II. Everyone knows that he refers to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Among the countries in the North Atlantic military alliance, the only Austro-Hungarian Empire is currently connected because of its borders with Russia.

"Your Majesty, our allies are now out of their own way. The Prussian army is less than fifty kilometers away from Vienna. Franz Joseph I is trying to find a way to defend Vienna. For this reason, they even pulled troops from other battlefields, so that almost all the Balkans fell into the hands of the Ottoman Turkish Empire!" Earl Nesserrodied continued.

"Damn it! Those damn Ottomans, they picked up a big advantage!" Alexander II said gritting his teeth.

During the prosperous period of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the entire Balkan Peninsula was the territory of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. However, with the rise of the Russian and Austrian Empires, they began to expand to the Balkan Peninsula. Because the strength of the Ottoman Turkish Empire continued to weaken, they were defeated in the Balkan Peninsula and almost lost all their territory on the Balkan Peninsula. But now, the Ottoman Turkish Empire actually occupied the Balkan Peninsula again, which is really infuriating.

"Everyone, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. However, I hope that everyone can persevere. We still have millions of troops, and the entire North Atlantic Military Alliance still has tens of millions of troops. Only by persevering can we have hope of victory. Otherwise, once the war is defeated, Russia will no longer exist! I believe that everyone definitely does not want such a thing to happen!" Alexander II said solemnly. (A good activity of falling pie from the sky, a cool mobile phone is waiting for you to get it! Follow~ Click/Official Account (Add Friends on WeChat - Add Official Account - Enter DD) and participate immediately! Everyone has a prize, now follow the DD WeChat official account!) (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, update faster!

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